Uptime Buyer

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Do you enjoy working in an agile environment with high focus on the customer? Do you like to take the lead and run your own business? Are you pro-active, service minded and target oriented?

Group Truck Purchasing is looking for an Uptime Buyer within Uptime Vehicle Europe team.
Uptime, adaptation & synergies is a global organization within GTP supporting Service parts purchasing, Vehicle adaptation purchasing and aiming at building strong purchasing synergies amongst the various Purchasing organization of the Volvo Group
Uptime purchasing focuses on ensuring customer uptime by building relationship and engaging suppliers throughout the life cycle
Adaptation Purchasing supports three different areas: Customer Adaptation (CA), Special Vehicles (SV), Trailers and Superstructures (TST)
Group synergy hosts GTP South America and GTP India as Group Purchasing synergies pilot to capitalize on potential Synergy opportunities among all Purchasing entities within Volvo Group
As Uptime Buyer, you will be responsible for a purchasing portfolio of parts delivered to Volvo warehouses globally. You will be part of a dynamic and integrated European buyer team located in Gothenburg and Lyon.

Mission:
The Uptime Buyer is leading the activities with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the customers maximum uptime and satisfaction.

Main responsibilities:
Manage a purchasing portfolio for service parts
Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers in order to secure the best QDCF-TSR performance
Define strategies for the segments in the scope
Rationalize the portfolio with consolidation towards responsive and service minded suppliers and drive activities related to the supplier switch if needed
Scout and seek for new suppliers offering new solutions with alternative/new technologies
Use Volvo Production System toolbox to drive efficiency across the supply chain
Highlight improvement opportunities and drive negotiations
Drive supply chain optimization (SCO) and low performance supplier improvement activities
Perform purchasing activities related to ordering, logistics and financial flows to the suppliers
Ensure implementation of contracts and agreements with suppliers
Forecast prices evolution
Manage risk mitigation and crisis activities
Build and maintain a strong relationship with internal cross functional stakeholders such as Service Market Logistics, Spare Part engineering, Commodity and Project buyers, Brands, Quality etc.
Lead Performance Reviews with suppliers and contribute to Business Review Meetings with suppliers (BRMs)
Mentor and help to develop colleagues
Report direct in line to the Purchasing Manager

For further information, please contact:
Azadeh Moazami, Purchasing Manager - Uptime Vehicle Europe: +46 31 3227427
Valerie Chevalet, HR Business Partner: +33 664052533

Qualifications:
Business acumen
University degree in Business, Engineering or related field
2 years of experience in Purchasing and/or negotiation experience in a supplier/customer relationship
Positive attitude, service minded and target oriented approach
Strong team player and the ability to take initiatives and lead cross functional teams
Appreciate feedback and seek for continuous improvement
Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Willingness to travel from occasionally to frequently based on ongoing activities
Multicultural experience is an asset

GTP strives to be a multicultural and global organization. We welcome applicants which can even further increase our diversity.

The Volvo Group aims at being the most admired employer in the industry by attracting and engaging the best people. Volvo Group Purchasing provides competitive advantages to the Volvo Group by selecting high performing suppliers to deliver the best possible products & services with the right quality output that add real business value for our customers. We are a global division with approximately 1,300 professionals world-wide providing expertise to secure Purchasing Excellence for Customer Success. Volvo Group Purchasing has 120 BSEK in Purchasing annual spend, 2,550 suppliers in serial production, and 1,9 billion parts delivered to the Group Truck plants annually. We support the Volvo Group's mission 'Driving prosperity through transport solutions' by applying the principles of Code of Conduct and responsible sourcing to the purchasing processes.

Publiceringsdatum
2018-10-29

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Företag
Volvo Group

Adress
Volvo Group

40508 Göteborg

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Jobbnummer
4428497

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